Key holder



March 22 1927" w. D. GLADs-roNE KEY HOLDER Filed Dec. 16, 1925 Toh/ ATTORN EYS INVENTOR W/LLmM 621705 maf@ Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

WILLIAM DAVID GLADSTONE, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

KEY HOLDER.

Application filed December 16, 1925. Serial No. 75,679.

'.lhis invention relates to improvements key holders, and has for one of its obJeets to provide an improved holder 1n which each key may be confined in a separate compartment so as to render the same readily selectable and accessible, and from which compartment the key may be easily withdrawn and manipulated.

Another object is to suspend a key 1n its compartment by a flexible element which cnables the key to be moved longitudinally 1n the con'ipartment to a partially projected )osition without interference from other l eys.

-ly broken away, illustrating the'manner in which a key may be initially disposed within a compartment and also how different kevs may be withdrawn for manipulation;

igure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fi re l;

`igure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fioure 1; and

igure 4 is a perspective 1y different form of holdei tion.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawino', the key holder is shown as comprising a ody Which may be made of leather or any other desirable material and which consists of the outer and inner walls 5 and 6, respectively, stitched or otherwise secured together at their ends and also at points intermediate their ends, as indicated at 7, to divide the body into a plurality of sections. Extending through the body is'a partition 8 secured to the walls by said stitching and dividing each section into outer and inner compartments 9 and 10 each capable of receiving a key.

` Ieans are provided in 4each of the coinpartments for supporting a key therein in viewof a slightin folded posivthere is shown a withdrawn for use.

This means is preferably in the form of a iiexible element 11 made of catgut and other strong material. A length of said element is extended through the several compartments 9 in loop form and secured in position by the stitching which is utilized to fasten the walls 5 and 6 together. Another length of said element 11 or a separate element is similarly extended through and secured in position in the various compartments 10.

W hen it is desired to place a key in one of the compartments, the portion of the element 11 is withdrawn from one end thereof, as indicated in the upper rioht-hand portion-of Figure 1, and extendc through the usual opening in the key and then formed with a loop l2 through which the key is passed. The loop 12 is then drawn taut with the result that the key is securely attached to the flexible element. The key may then be inserted into its compartment as shown at the left of Figure 1.

'lhe outer wall 5 is provided along one edge with a flap 13 which forms a common closure for the adjacent ends of the various compartments 9 and 10. Along the edge of the partition 8 opposite the aforementioned edge, said partition is extended to provide a plurality of closure flaps 14 each individual to one of the compartments 10 and provided with a snap fastener 15 engageable with the usual stud varried by the inner wall 6. Similarly the outer Wall 5 is extended to form a plurality of closure flapsl 16 each individual to one of the compartments 9, the flaps 16 extending around the adjacent Hap 14 and being secured thereto by a snap fastener 17. Thus when the various closures 13, 14 and 16 are in closing position it will bevapparent that the keys in the different compartments are effectively retained therein and kept out of engagement with each other.

The holder may be maintained flat as in Figure 1, or luay be made in two section's and folded as in Figure 4, wherein Hap 18 for securing the folds together. The heads of the various snap fasteners 15 and 17 may be provided with raised numbers 19 to definitely' identify each particular key and the compartment in which it is located.

When it is desired to use any key, for

- ure 3) A j l16 b unfastening-the snap 15. This tition therein dividing the sameI into v ment therein should t compartment y selected an instance the one inthe compartment 10 (Figthe closure flap 14 is detached from the wa opens the a jacent end,of the compartment 10 and allows the withdrawal of the key therein to a position shown in Figurev 1 wherein the key may be readily manipulated and then returned into its compartment. In opening the closure iiap 14, the adjacent flap 16 is carried therewith, but since the head of the fastener 17 remains secured to the flap 14,' it' will be obvious that the adjacent'l end, ofl the compartment 9 will be kept closed andthe key therein will beprevented from inadvertently coming out of said compartment. Likewise the ilap 14 will retain the kei in the comparte ilap 16 be detached from the first mentioned ilap preparatory to withdrawing the key from the It will thus be seen that due to the fact that each key is kept in a separate comartment, any Cparticular key may be readiwithdrawn from its com artment for manipulation without intererence from other keys.

What is claimed is: v

1 A key holder includingl a body, a partition in said body dividing the same into open ended key receiving compartments, means in said compartments for attaching keys thereto a common closure for adjacent ends of said compartments, `a closure for the op site end of one of said compartments ormin an extension of said partition and attacha le to said bod and an- `other closure for the correspon 'ng opposite end of thev other compartment to the second named closure.

2. A key holder including a body, a ar- @Y receiving compartments, a flexible key supporting element in each compartment caattachable pable of permitting withdrawal of a key therefrom, acommon closure for adjacent ends of said compartments, a second c osure for the Yopposite end of one of said compartments ormingan extension of said partition and third closure for the corresponding opposite end of the other compartment formin an extension of one wall of said body an attachable to said second closure.

attachable to said body, and a 3. A key holder including a body having outer and inner walls, a partition extending longitudinally between said walls and secured at intervals thereto for dividing said body into a iplurality of open-ended compartments, iexible key supporting means 0 Within each compartment permitting a key therein to be withdrawn from its compartmentat either of the open ends thereof, a common closure for certain of the open ends of said compartments, another closure .for each of the opposite open ends pf certain` of said compartments attachable to one of said walls, and still another closure for each of the open ends of the remaining comparti ments adjacent the last named open ends, each of the las't named closures being attachable to one of the second named closures. In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature.

WELIAM DAVID GLADsToNE. 

